davidnta saidGood, hope it gets repelled. Although even if it doesn't, it won't stop the motivated from donating blood...

True for many, but not for me. I answered the pre-dononation screening honestly in 2001, right after 9/11, and was told I was being banned for life from donating blood in the US. Despite having been a regular donor for 3 decades, and despite being totally STD-free all my life to this day.

This will mean a lot to me if the policy is changed, and I know to many other gay men, who want to participate fully in their communities, and not be discriminated against, ostracized and marginalized.